Table 2.
Multivariable linear regression model predicting length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation among patients in inpatient rehabilitation for a TBI within one year of acute care discharge by sex: Ontario, Canada, 2008/09 – 2011/12.
| All Variables | Males (N=1,194) R2= 41.0% Adjusted R2=40.5% | Females (N=505) R2= 34.2% Adjusted R2= 33.3% | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter Estimate | SE | 95% Confidence Limits | p | Parameter Estimate | SE | 95% Confidence Limits | p | |||
| PREDISPOSING FACTORS | ||||||||||
| Older adults (65+ years) | −0.148 | 0.042 | −0.231 | −0.065 | 0.001 | −0.167 | 0.069 | −0.301 | −0.032 | 0.016 |
| NEED FACTORS | ||||||||||
| Acute Care LOS (excluding ALC days) (days) | 0.006 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.008 | <.0001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.0003 | 0.008 | 0.035 |
| Alternate level of care days (days) | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.009 | <.0001 | 0.006 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.027 |
| FIM™ motor; admission | −0.005 | 0.001 | −0.007 | −0.003 | <.0001 | −0.010 | 0.002 | −0.013 | −0.007 | <.0001 |
| FIM™ cognition; admission | −0.041 | 0.003 | −0.047 | −0.034 | <.0001 | −0.030 | 0.005 | −0.039 | −0.021 | <.0001 |
| Rehabilitation client grouping (TBI) | 0.110 | 0.054 | 0.005 | 0.216 | 0.041 | |||||
| Admission delay (days) | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.003 | <.0001 | |||||
| Special care days | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.002 | |||||
| ENABLING FACTORS | ||||||||||
| Motor vehicle collision | 0.103 | 0.042 | 0.021 | 0.185 | 0.014 | 0.201 | 0.065 | 0.073 | 0.328 | 0.002 |
| Informal Support: Not required vs. required & received (ref) | −0.185 | 0.061 | −0.303 | −0.066 | 0.002 | |||||
| English language | −0.261 | 0.076 | −0.410 | −0.112 | 0.001 | |||||
Abbreviations: ALC: Alternate Level of Care; FIM™: Functional Independence Measure; LOS: length of stay; TBI: traumatic brain injury